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而

ér · er

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Meaning

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  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
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Green tea, not black

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)点(diǎn)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    What did you order?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)点(diǎn)了(le)绿茶(lǜchá)，而不是(érbùshì)红茶(hóngchá)。

    I ordered green tea, not black tea.

  3. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)手里(shǒulǐ)是(shì)红茶(hóngchá)呀(ya)。

    But what you have in your hand is black tea.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)要(yào)热的(rède)绿茶(lǜchá)，而(ér)她(tā)给(gěi)我(wǒ)的(de)是(shì)冰的(bīngde)红茶(hóngchá)！

    I wanted hot green tea, but what she gave me is iced black tea!

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)声音(shēngyīn)太(tài)小(xiǎo)，她(tā)大概(dàgài)听成(tīngchéng)红茶(hóngchá)了(le)。

    You spoke too quietly. She probably heard black tea.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

母(mǔ)亲(qīn)从(cóng)来(lái)没(méi)有(yǒu)因(yīn)为(wèi)我(wǒ)们(men)而(ér)不(bú)耐(nài)烦(fán)。

Mother is never impatient with us.

Tatoeba: Chinese by linzilyu · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)喝(hē)茶(chá)，而(ér)我(wǒ)更(gèng)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)喝(hē)咖(kā)啡(fēi)。

He likes drinking tea, while I prefer coffee.

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